The healthcare provider orders a urine test. Which is the most important information for the nurse to consider before collecting the urine specimen needed for the test?
a. That the specimen collection precedes an-tibiotic administration
b. That the urine aspirated from the collec-tion bag is suitable
c. Whether the urine test requires sending a sterile specimen
d. Whether the patient can provide peri-care properly
C
The most important information for the nurse to know is whether the specimen needs to be sterile. If the test requires a sterile specimen, the nurse uses sterile technique to collect an uncontami-nated specimen. If not, collecting the specimen with clean technique is adequate. The patient's ability to cleanse the perineum, whether to use urine aspirate, and determining if specimen col-lection needs to precede the antibiotic are decisions answered by determining if the procedure needs to be sterile.
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